Day 3 in Texas Part 1

On Friday Chris and I took Austin to the Fort Worth Zoo-

I spent many summers going to the Fort Worth Zoo

First Exhibit- Mama and Austin

Needed a quick energy boost

The primate exhibits were Awesome

This guy was playing

hairy guy

Playing with a feed sack

Life is rough

Mama Chimp and baby Lola

baby Lola- Austin was bigger then her
It was fascinating to watch mom with her chimp- she never took her eyes off of her

Watching the animals

Zebras

Tigers

Bears

Lion

Lion

Even the squirrel wanted to show off- he wrestled this stick- so funny

Skinny Legs- oh my

pretty birdies

Day 3 in Texas Part 2

Owl
Love this picture- His beautiful Blue Eyes
My Sweet Boy
Penguin
Austin loved watching the penguins- they were his size:)

Kangaroos

The Wild Texas- they have animals from each region in Texas represented

Eagle

Here Kitty!

Pretty Kitty

This elephant decided it was it HOT!!

She had the right idea- the heat index was 103

We had a blast watching her play

So tall- giraffe

Hippo playing with a ball- fun to watch

Look at those teeth

My new friend

He really liked me!

Now that is a beer belly!

One last look at the baby chimp Lola- she is hanging on to mama

After the zoo I took Chris to Pappadeaux- where I worked for 7 years

We had crabcakes, lobster bisque, halibut and cream burlee-

It was Fabulous

Day 2 in Texas

Mimi made us Poppers Pancakes and Real bacon.

Chris went to play 18 holes at Whitestone Golf course.

Austin took a 2 1/2 hour nap and Mimi and I visited.

I took Chris and Austin to TCU

Austin in front of Frog Fountain

Waving to Nana at Frog Fountain

TCU did NOT look like this when I went there- It was beautiful

Harvey's famous standing baby trick

Unfortunately I did not get any pictures at dinner on Thurs night.
We went to my cousin Kathryn's house- Mimi cooked yummy lasagna
The house was filled with kids playing (Brent, Cole, Hannah, Brooke, Ryan and Austin)
Great dinner conversation with my cousins Kathryn, Debra and their husbands (Greg and Harvey) and Mimi
The night ended with fabulous cheesecake made by Debra!
Thanks for having us- we had a wonderful time.

Day 1 in Texas

Our plane left at 8:05 am

Which meant we were up at 4:00am and left the house at 5:00am

Breakfast at the airport
Ready to roll- off to St. Louis
Sleeping Baby Boy

Off to Dallas- close up with mommy

Full flight so Austin had to sit in my lap.

It was a little bumpy due to bad weather in Dallas, but Austin did wonderful.

We arrived in Dallas and rented our mini van:) and the rain began to fall.

We grabbed a quick lunch at Chipotle, one of mommy's favorite restaurants.

Austin with Great Aunt Deb and Mimi at LaPlaya Maya-

another one of mommy's favorite Mexican restaurants.

Daddy and Austin in the stockyards for a quick photo opportunity

Next time we will go to the cattle drive

Austin was an AWESOME traveler!! So PROUD of him!

9 months

9 Months on the Move

Hi Mom whatcha got?

He Loves to stand in his crib

So BIG!

He also LOVES to chew on the crib

It was much easier to take monthly pictures before he realized he could pull off the sticker:)

SO MUCH FUN!

All DONE!

Such a happy boy when he eats!

Blueberry smiles:) Hi daddy!

Can I help you?

What is Austin up to theses days?

Latest Stats for the doctor at 9 month check up:

weight- 22lbs 2.5 oz (75%)

height- 29 3/4inches (76%)
head-50 %

Austin wears 9-12 clothes, size 3 diapers, size 4 shoes (when he wears shoes)

Austin eats 3 square meals a day with 4-6oz bottles

He LOVES finger foods

This month we tried cheese, bread, hamburger meat, melons, pineapples

Austin is pulling up on EVERYTHING

He crawls so FAST it's like he is running- keeps mom on her toes:)

That is why this blog is 2 weeks LATE!

His favorite word is still DaDa- we are hearing lots of other sounds too

He loves to blow strawberries

His favorite game is peek a boo- at night we lay him down and he pulls the blanket over his head until we say "where's Austin?" then he appears with a big smile on his face.

I think bath time is still the highlight of his day!

He LOVES being outside- I am ready for fall so we can go to the park

He learned to wave this month- it is so cute watching him wave at strangers and waving goodbye to daddy in the mornings.

We are truly blessed- I love this little boy more then I ever thought possible. Life is GREAT!